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* MEN'S BASKETBALL ROUNDUP



Buckeyes cruise




 to 13th straight


 BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
 COLUMBUS, Ohio-
Lenzelle Smith Jr. scored
17 points and LaQuinton
Ross added 15 to lead
No. 3 Ohio State past
Louisiana at Monroe 71-
31 on Friday night.
 Amedeo DellaValle
chipped in with 14 points
for the Buckeyes (13-0),
who have won their first
13 games in a season for
the fifth time in school
history (1961,'62,'91 and
2011).
 Jayon James led the
Warhawks (3-5), who have
lost their last four, with
eight points.
 They hit just 19 percent
of their shots from the
field (10 of 54) and 17
percent on 3-pointers (3
of 18).
 The Buckeyes won each
of their first 11 games by
double digits. They had far
from an easy time of it in
their most recent game.
 Ohio State came into
the game fifth in the


 MEN'S STATE
 SCHEDULE

 TODAY
 FlU at Georgetown, Noon
 South Florida at Bradley, 8 p.m.
 SUNDAY
 Savannah State at Florida, 3 p.m.


nation in scoring defense
(55.9 points) and 13th
in field goal percentage
defense (.379).
 They went a long way
toward padding those
numbers while holding
the Warhawks to 20 points
on 23.3 percent shooting
in the opening half.

 No. 19 North Carolina
75, Northern Kentucky 60:
In Chapel Hill, N.C., James Michael
McAdoo scored 12 of his 14 points in
the second half to help No. 19 North
Carolina beat Northern Kentucky.
 Marcus Paige and Leslie McDonald
added 11 points each for the Tar Heels
(9-3), who never trailed after opening
the game with a 14-2 run.


I QUICK HITS


MARATHON BOMBING
IS STORY OF YEAR

 NEWYORK (AP) -The
Boston Marathon bomb-
ing was selected the sports
story of the year Friday in
an annual vote conducted
by The Associated Press.
 Two pressure cooker
bombs exploded near the
finish line of the April 15
race in an area packed
with fans cheering the
passing runners. Three
people were killed and
more than 260 injured,
including at least 16 who
lost limbs.
 Authorities said brothers
Dzhokhar and Tamerlan
Tsarnaev, ethnic Chechens
from Russia who emigrat-
ed to the United States
as children, planned and
carried out the bombings
in retaliation for U.S.
involvement in Muslim
countries.
 Ninety-six ballots were
submitted from U.S.
editors and news directors.
Voters were asked to rank
the top 10 sports stories of
the year, with the first-
place story receiving 10
points, the second-place
story nine points and so


TENNIS


"childhood hero."Severin Luthi will
continue to work with Federer, too. In
October, Federer split with coach Paul
Annacone after 3/ seasons together....
 In Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates,
Novak Djokovic overcame Jo-Wilfried
Tsonga to enter the final of the
Mubadala Championship for the third
time in three years, but he won't be
facing top-ranked Rafael Nadal.
 Djokovic beat Tsonga 7-6 (5),6-3
in 74 minutes to set up a repeat of last
year's final against David Ferrer, who
knocked out Spanish compatriot Nadal
6-4,6-4 with breaks in the last game
of each set, in 90 minutes of quality
tennis ...
 Spain's Tommy Robredo has an arm
injury and has withdrawn from the
Hopman mixed teams tournament
which begins today.
 The United States, represented by
Sloane Stephens and John Isner, is
playing in Group B with France, Spain
and Czech Republic. The winners of each
group play in the Jan. 4 final.


HOCKEY

 Finland beats Norway in
world juniors: In Malmo, Sweden,
Saku Maenalanen had two goals and an
assist to help Finland beat Norway 5-1 in
the world junior hockey tournament.
 In Group A, Milan Kolena and Marko
Dano each had two goals and an assist in
Slovakia's 9-2 victory over Germany.
 The defending champion United
States will play Slovakia today.


SPEED SKATING


 Federer hires Edberg as Kuck earns another trip
coach: Roger Federer is adding Stefan to Olympics: Jonathan Kuck
Edberg to his team, part of a recent trend claimed another trip to the Olympics
of top tennis players hiring ex-stars as with a dominating victory in the 5,000
coaches. meters at the U.S. speedskating trials
 Federer, owner of a record 17 Grand in Kearns, Utah. Kuck won with a time
Slam titles, said on Facebook that of 6 minutes, 19.75 seconds, almost
six-time major champion Edberg"agreed 6 seconds ahead of runner-up Emery
to work with us for at least 10 weeks Lehman.
starting at the Australian Open'."
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Xl extended its lead to 30 nautical miles
over fellow super maxi Perpetual Loyal
after the second night of the Sydney to
Hobart yacht race.
 In light winds, Wild Oats Xl appeared
to be on track for a record-equaling
seventh line honors win in the race.
The yacht had 200 nautical miles to sail
today of the 628-nautical-mile trip to the
capital of the island state ofTasmania.
Another super maxi, Ragamuffin 100,
was dueling with Perpetual Loyal,just
two nautical miles behind in third.


COLLEGE

BASKETBALL

 Michigan's McGary to
have back surgery, out
indefinitely: Michigan star Mitch
McGary is out indefinitely after deciding
to have surgery on his lower back.
 McGary's absence leaves the
Wolverines in a tough spot with Big
Ten play justaround the corner. McGary
helped Michigan reach the Final Four
last season when he was a freshman,
and he was a preseason All-America
selection after deciding to put off the
NBA and return to the Wolverines for his
sophomore year.


SCOREBOARD


Sports on TV
 COLLEGE FOOTBALL
 Noon
ESPN Pinstripe Bowl, Rutgers vs. Notre
Dame, at Bronx, N.Y.
 3:20 p.m.
ESPN Belk Bowl,Cincinnati vs. North Car-
olina, at Charlotte, N.C.
 6:45 p.m.
ESPN Russell Athletic Bowl, Miami vs.
Louisville, at Orlando
 10:15 p.m.
ESPN BuffaloWild Wings Bowl, Michigan
vs. Kansas St., atTempe,Ariz.
 MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
 Noon
ESPN2 Nebraska at Cincinnati
FS1 FlU at Georgetown
 2p.m.
CBS National coverage, Villanova at Syr-
acuse
ESPN2 -E. Michigan at Duke
FSN Samford at Marquette
 2:30 p.m.
FS1 St. John's vs. Columbia, at Brooklyn,
N.Y.
 4p.m.
CBS National coverage, Louisville at
Kentucky
 5p.m.
FS1 -Wake Forest at Xavier
 6:30 p.m.
NBCSN Old Dominion at Richmond
 8p.m.
ESPN2 -Missouri at NC State
 10p.m.
ESPN2 -Alabama at UCLA
 SOCCER
 7:40 a.m.
NBCSN Premier League, West Bromwich
atWest Ham
 9:55 a.m.
NBCSN Premier League, Manchester
United at Norwich
 12:30 p.m.
NBC Premier League, Sunderland at
CardiffCity
 NBA BASKETBALL
 10p.m.
SUN -Miami at Portland
 WINTER SPORTS
 3p.m.
NBC Olympic trials, speed skating, at
Kearns,Utah
 4p.m.
NBCSN Olympic trials, women's hockey,
United States vs. Canada, at St. Paul, Minn.

Glantz-Culver Line
 NCAA FOOTBALL
 Today
 Pinstripe Bowl
 At NewYork
FAVORITE 0 T 0/U UNDERDOG
Notre Dame 151/214(521/2) Rutgers
 Belk Bowl
 At Charlotte, N.C.
North Carolina 3 21/2 (57) Cincinnati
 Russell Athletic Bowl
 At Orlando
Louisville 3 31/2 (57) Miami
 BuffaloWild Wings Bowl
 AtTempe, Ariz.
Kansas St. 3 5 (541/2) Michigan
 Monday
 Armed Forces Bowl
 At FortWorth, Texas
Navy 61/2 61/2(561/2) MiddleTenn.
 Music City Bowl
 At Nashville, Tenn.
Mississippi 21/2 3 (57) GeorgiaTech
 Alamo Bowl
 At San Antonio
Oregon 101/2131/2(6712) Texas
 Holiday Bowl
 At San Diego
Arizona St. 111/2 14(711/2) TexasTech
 Tuesday
 AdvoCareV1OO Bowl
 At Shreveport, La.
Arizona 7 71/2(571/2) Bos.College
 Sun Bowl
 At El Paso,Texas
UCLA 71/2 7 (471/2) VirginiaTech
 Liberty Bowl
 At Memphis, Tenn.
Mississippi St. 7 7 (501/2) Rice
 Chick-fil-A Bowl
 At Atlanta
TexasA&M 111/212 (75) Duke
 Wednesday
 Gator Bowl
 At Jacksonville
Georgia 9 9 (60) Nebraska
 Heart of Dallas Bowl
NorthTexas 61/2 61/2(551/2) UNLV
 Capital One Bowl
 At Orlando
Wisconsin 2 11/2 (51) South Carolina
 Outback Bowl
 AtTampa
LSU 7 71/2 (49) Iowa
 Rose Bowl
 At Pasadena, Calif.
Stanford 11/2 6 (421/2) Michigan St.
 Fiesta Bowl
 At Glendale, Ariz.
Baylor 171/2161/2(691/2) UCF
 Thursday
 Sugar Bowl
 At New Orleans
Alabama 141/2151/2(511/2) Oklahoma
 Friday
 Cotton Bowl
 At Arlington, Texas
Missouri Pk 1 (61) Oklahoma St.
 Orange Bowl
 At Miami
Ohio St. 5 21/2(68/2) Clemson

 NFL
 Tomorrow
FAVORITE 0 T 0/U UNDERDOG
Carolina 8 6 (451/2) atAtlanta
Green Bay 3 3 (53) at Chicago
atTennessee 6 7 (44) Houston
at Pittsburgh 512 7 (44) Cleveland
at N.Y. Giants 3 312 (46) Washington
at Cincinnati 4 612(4412) Baltimore
at Indianapolis 4 11(451/2) Jacksonville
Philadelphia 21/2 61/2(521/2) at Dallas
at Miami 61/2 51/2 (41) N.Y. Jets
at Minnesota 2 3 (51V2) Detroit
at New England 712 9 (47) Buffalo
at New Orleans121/2121/2(471/2)Tampa Bay
Denver 101/2 12(531/2) atOakland
at Arizona 3 Pk (4212) San Francisco
at San Diego 10 912 (45) KansasCity
at Seattle 101211 (43) St. Louis

 NCAA BASKETBALL


FAVORITE LINE
at Georgetown 191/2
at Syracuse 61/2
at Duke 191/2
Southern Miss. 5
Harvard 61/2
Illinois-a 14
at Arizona St. 101/2
St.John's-b 7
atCincinnati 91/2
George Washington81/2
at Kentucky Pk
at South Carolina Pk
BYU 6
at Xavier 7
Kansas St.-b 14
atUMass 10
at Richmond 12
at Kent St. 21/2
VCU-b 10
at Bradley Pk
at NC State 11/2
at Pepperdine Pk
atGonzaga 181/2
at Portland 9
at UCLA 101/2
at Colorado 16
atUNLV 151/2
at Nevada 51/2
Denver-c 18


 UNDERDOG
 FlU
 Villanova
 E.Michigan
at Rhode Island
 at Fordham
 Ill.-Chicago
 UC Irvine
 Columbia
 Nebraska
 at Hofstra
 Louisville
 Akron
 at Loyola Mary.
 Wake Forest
 Tulane
 Providence
 Old Dominion
 Cleveland St.
 Boston College
 South Florida
 Missouri
 San Diego
 Santa Clara
 San Francisco
 Alabama
 Georgia
Cal St.-Fullerton
Long Beach St.
 Alcorn St.


atUTEP 10 W. Illinois
atVirginiaTech 141/2 UNCGreensboro
atUConn-d 18 E.Washington
at Indiana St. 6 Belmont
at Marquette 221/2 Samford
at St. Peter's 9 Cornell
at E. Illinois Pk Tennessee St.
at California 251/2 Furman
at N. Iowa 5 lona
at Memphis 19 Jackson St.
at Butler 21 V12 NJIT
atWisconsin 31 PrairieView
at Michigan St. 27 New Orleans
atWashington St. 181/2 MVSU
at Minnesota 24 TexasA&M-CC
at New Mexico St. 12 South Alabama
at Michigan 19 HolyCross
a-at United Center, Chicago
b-at Brooklyn, N.Y.
c-at El Paso,Texas
d-at Bridgeport, Conn.


FAVORITE
at Boston
atWashington
at Indiana
atToronto
at Atlanta
at Houston
at Chicago
at Memphis
Minnesota
at Phoenix
at Portland
at LA. Clippers


FAVORITE I
at Florida -
atTampa Bay -
Boston
at N.Y Islanders
at St. Louis
at Anaheim
Los Angeles
Philadelphia


 NBA
 LINEO/U UNDERDOG
 31/2(1961/2) Cleveland
 4 (206) Detroit
 1112(19412) Brooklyn
 51/2(1931/2) NewYork
 71/2(1961/2) Charlotte
 9 (2121/2) NewOrleans
 21/2 (194) Dallas
 3 (197) Denver
 61/2(2031/2) at Milwaukee
 81/2(2141/2) Philadelphia
 3 (213) Miami
 121/2(202) Utah

 NHL
LINE UNDERDOG LINE
115 Detroit -105
120 Montreal +100
-130 atOttawa +110
-130 NewJersey +110
-125 Chicago +105
-155 Phoenix +135
-150 at Nashville +130
-125 at Edmonton +105


Pro football
 NFL
 AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East W L T Pet PF PA
y-NewEngland 11 4 0 .733 410 318
DOLPHINS 8 7 0 .533 310 315
N.YJets 7 8 0 .467 270 380
Buffalo 6 9 0 .400 319 354
South W L T Pet PF PA
y-Indianapolis 10 5 0 .667 361 326
Tennessee 6 9 0 .400 346 371
JAGUARS 411 0 .267 237 419
Houston 2 13 0 .133 266 412
North W L T Pet PF PA
y-Cincinnati 10 5 0 .667 396 288
Baltimore 8 7 0 .533 303 318
Pittsburgh 7 8 0 .467 359 363
Cleveland 4 11 0 .267 301 386
West W L T Pct PF PA
y-Denver 12 3 0 .800 572 385
x-KansasCity 11 4 0 .733 406 278
San Diego 8 7 0 .533 369 324
Oakland 411 0 .267 308 419
 NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East W L T Pet PF PA
Philadelphia 9 6 0 .600 418 360
Dallas 8 7 0 .533 417 408
N.Y.Giants 6 9 0 .400 274 377
Washington 3 12 0 .200 328 458
South W L T Pet PF PA
x-Carolina 11 4 0 .733 345 221
NewOrleans 10 5 0 .667 372 287
Atlanta 4 11 0 .267 333 422
BUCS 411 0 .267 271 347
North W L T Pet PF PA
Chicago 8 7 0 533 417 445
Green Bay 7 7 1 .500 384 400
Detroit 7 8 0 .467 382 362
Minnesota 4 10 1 .300 377 467
West W L T Pct PF PA
x-Seattle 12 3 0 .800 390 222
x-San Francisco 11 4 0 .733 383 252
Arizona 10 5 0 .667 359 301
St. Louis 7 8 0 .467 339 337
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division

 Sunday's games
Houston atTennessee, 1 p.m.
Detroit at Minnesota, 1 p.m.
Carolina at Atlanta, 1 p.m.
Cleveland at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.
Washington at N.Y Giants, 1 p.m.
Baltimore at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.
JAGUARS at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at DOLPHINS, 1 p.m.
Denver at Oakland, 4:25 p.m.
Kansas City at San Diego, 4:25 p.m.
St. Louis at Seattle, 4:25 p.m.
San Francisco at Arizona, 4:25 p.m.
Green Bay at Chicago, 4:25 p.m.
BUCS at New Orleans, 4:25 p.m.
Buffalo at New England, 4:25 p.m.
Philadelphia at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

College football
 Dec.21
 New Mexico Bowl
 At Albuquerque
Colorado State 48,Washington State 45
 LasVegasBowl
Southern Cal 45, Fresno State 20
 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
 At Boise, Idaho
San Diego State 49, Buffalo 24
 New Orleans Bowl
Louisiana-Lafayette 24,Tulane 21
 Monday's result
 Beef'O'Brady's Bowl
 At St. Petersburg
East Carolina 37, Ohio 20
 Tuesday's result
 Hawaii Bowl
 At Honolulu
Oregon State 38, Boise State 23
 Thursday's results
 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl
 At Detroit
Pittsburgh 30, Bowling Green 27
 Poinsettia Bowl
 At San Diego
Utah State 21, Northern Illinois 14
 Friday's results
 Military Bowl
 At Annapolis, Md.
Marshall 31, Maryland 20
 Texas Bowl
 At Houston
Syracuse 21, Minnesota 17
 Fight Hunger Bowl
 At San Francisco
BYU (8-4) vs.Washington (8-4), late
 Today's games
 Pinstripe Bowl
 At NewYork
Notre Dame (8-4) vs. Rutgers (6-6), Noon
(ESPN)
 BelkBowl
 At Charlotte, N.C.
Cincinnati (9-3)vs. North Carolina (6-6),3:20
p.m. (ESPN)
 Russell Athletic Bowl
 At Orlando
Miami (9-3) vs. Louisville (11-1), 6:45 p.m.
(ESPN)
 BuffaloWild Wings Bowl
 At Tempe, Ariz.
Kansas State (7-5) vs. Michigan (7-5), 10:15
p.m. (ESPN)
 Monday's games
 Armed Forces Bowl
 At Fort Worth, Texas
MiddleTennessee (8-4) vs. Navy (8-4), 11:45
a.m. (ESPN)
 Music City Bowl
 At Nashville, Tenn.
Mississippi (7-5) vs. Georgia Tech (7-5), 3:15
p.m. (ESPN)
 Alamo Bowl
 At San Antonio
Oregon (10-2) vs. Texas (8-4), 6:45 p.m.
(ESPN)
 Holiday Bowl


 SAt San Diego
 Arizona State (10-3) vs. Texas Tech (7-5),
 10:15 p.m.(ESPN)
 Tuesday's games
 AdvoCareV100 Bowl
 At Shreveport, La.
 Arizona (7-5) vs. Boston College (7-5), 12:30
 p.m. (ESPN)
 SSun Bowl
 At El Paso, Texas
 Virginia Tech (8A) vs. UCLA (9-3), 2 p.m.
 (CBS)
 Liberty Bowl
 At Memphis, Tenn.
 Rice (9-3) vs. Mississippi State (6-6), 4 p.m.
 (ESPN)
 Chick-fil-A Bowl
 At Atlanta
 Texas A&M (84) vs. Duke (10-3), 8 p.m.
 (ESPN)
 Wednesday's games
 Heart of Dallas Bowl
 At Dallas
 UNLV (7-5) vs. North Texas (8A), Noon (ES-
 PNU)
 Gator Bowl
 At Jacksonville
 Nebraska (8-4) vs. Georgia (8-4), Noon
 (ESPN2)
 Capital One Bowl
 At Orlando
 Wisconsin (9-3) vs. South Carolina (10-2), 1
 p.m. (ABC)
 Outback Bowl
 AtTampa
 Iowa (8-4) vs. LSU (9-3), 1 p.m. (ESPN)
 Rose Bowl
 At Pasadena, Calif.
 Stanford (11-2) vs. Michigan State (12-1), 5
 p.m. (ESPN)
 Fiesta Bowl
 S At Glendale, Ariz.
 Baylor (11 -1) vs. UCF (11-1), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
 Thursday's games
 Sugar Bowl
 At New Orleans
 Alabama (11-1) vs. Oklahoma (10-2), 8:30
 p.m. (ESPN)
 Friday's games
 Orange Bowl
 At Miami
 Ohio State (12-1) vs. Clemson (10-2), 8 p.m.
 (ESPN)
 Cotton Bowl
 At Arlington, Texas
 Missouri (11-2) vs. Oklahoma State (10-2),
 7:30 p.m. (FOX)

 FCS CHAMPIONSHIP
 Jan. 4
 At FC Dallas Stadium
 Frisco, Texas
 North Dakota State (14-0) vs.Towson (13-2),
 2p.m.

 Pro basketball
 NBA
 EASTERN CONFERENCE
 Atlantic W L Pet GB
 Toronto 12 15 .444 -
 Boston 12 17 .414 1
 Brooklyn 10 19 .345 3
 NewYork 9 20 310 4
 Philadelphia 8 20 .286 41/2
 Southeast W L Pet GB
 Miami 22 6 .786 -
 Atlanta 16 13 552 61/2
 Charlotte 14 16 .467 9
 Washington 12 14 .462 9
 Orlando 9 20 .310 131/2
 Central W L Pet GB
 Indiana 23 5 .821 -
 Detroit 14 17 .452 101/2
 Chicago 11 16 .407 111/2
 Cleveland 10 18 .357 13
 Milwaukee 6 23 207 171/2
 WESTERN CONFERENCE
 Southwest W L Pet GB
 San Antonio 23 7 .767 -
 Houston 20 11 .645 31/2
 Dallas 16 13 552 61/2
 NewOrleans 13 14 .481 81/2
 Memphis 12 16 .429 10
 Northwest W L Pct GB
 Portland 24 5 .828 -
 Oklahoma City 24 5 .828 -
 Denver 14 14 .500 91/2
 Minnesota 14 15 .483 10
 Utah 8 23 .258 17
 Pacific W L Pet GB
 LA. Clippers 20 11 .645 -
 Phoenix 17 10 .630 1
 Golden State 17 13 567 21/2
 LA. Lakers 13 16 .448 6
 Sacramento 8 19 .296 10

 Thursday's results
 Atlanta 127,Cleveland 125,20T
 Houston 100, Memphis 92
 San Antonio 116, Dallas 107
 Portland 116,L.A. Clippers 112,OT
 Friday's results
 Orlando 109, Detroit 92
 Oklahoma City89, Charlotte 85
 Toronto 95, NewYork83
 Brooklyn 104, Milwaukee 93
 Minnesota 120,Washington 98
 New Orleans 105, Denver 89
 L.A. Lakers at Utah, 9 p.m.
 Miami at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
 Phoenix at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
 Today's games
 Cleveland at Boston, 1 p.m.
 Brooklyn at Indiana, 7 p.m.
 Detroit atWashington, 7 p.m.
 NewYork atToronto, 7 p.m.
 Charlotte at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
 Dallas at Chicago, 8 p.m.
 New Orleans at Houston, 8 p.m.
 Denver at Memphis, 8 p.m.
 Minnesota at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.
 Philadelphia at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
 Miami at Portland, 10 p.m.
 Utah at LA. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

 Transactions
 BASEBALL
 American League
* LOS ANGELES ANGELS-Agreed to terms
with OF Raul Ibanez on a one-yearcontract.
 TEXAS RANGERS- Signed OF Shin-Soo
 Choo to a seven-year contract. Designated
 1 B Chris McGuiness for assignment.
 National League
 CHICAGO CUBS Agreed to terms
 with RHP JoseVeras on a one-contract.
 BASKETBALL
 National Basketball Association
 NBA- Fined Memphis F Zach Randolph
 $25,000 for public criticism of officiating
 following a Dec. 26 loss to Houston.
 FOOTBALL
 National Football League
 NFL-FinedTampa BaySDashonGoldson
 $60,000 for his helmet-to-helmet hit on St.
 Louis Rams wide receiver Stedman Bailey in a
 Dec. 22 game. Fined St. Louis LBJo-Lonn Dun-
 bar $21,000 for a helmet-to-helmet hit. Fined
 NewYorkJets DL Sheldon Richardson $15,750
 for roughing Cleveland QB Jason Campbell.
 BUFFALO BILLS Signed WR Cordell
 Roberson from the practice squad. Placed S
 Aaron Williams on injured reserve.
 CHICAGO BEARS Agreed to terms
 with K Robbie Gould on a four-year con-
 tract extension through the 2017 season.
 GREEN BAY PACKERS Signed CB


Jumal Rollefrom the practice squad.
 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS Signed DT
Sen'Derrick Marks to a four-year contract.
 MINNESOTA VIKINGS Placed LB Au-
dieColeon injured reserve. Signed CB Rob-
ert Steeples from the practice squad.
 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS Signed
RB Sam McGuffie to the practice squad.
Released RB CierreWood from the practice
squad. Released WR Austin Collie.
 OAKLAND RAIDERS Signed DB
Nnamdi Asomugha to a one-day contract
and announced his retirement.
 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS Activated CB


Walter Thurmond from roster exempt sta-
tus. Released CB Perrish Cox.
 Canadian Football League
 MONTREAL ALOUETTES Agreed to
terms with OL Luc Brodeur-Jourdain on a
three-year contract.
 HOCKEY
 National Hockey League
 CAROLINA HURRICANES Recalled F
Zach Boychukfrom Charlotte (AHL).
 DALLAS STARS Activated D Aaron
Romefrom injured reserve. Placed D Sergei
Gonchar on injured reserve.
 FLORIDA PANTHERS Recalled D Alex
Petrovic and F Drew Shore from San An-
tonio (AHL). Placed D Erik Gudbranson on
injured reserve.
 NEW JERSEY DEVILS Placed RW
Damien Brunner on injured reserve, ret-
roactive to Dec. 20. Activated LW Ryane
Clowefrom injured reserve.
 TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING Recalled D
Dmitry Korobovfrom Syracuse (AHL).
 COLLEGE
 DELAWARE Agreed to terms with
field hockey coach Rolf van de Kerkhof on
a five-year contract extension.
 FLORIDA ATLANTIC Named Brian
Wright associate head football coach and
offensive coordinator. Named Roger Harri-
ott assistant head football coach and run-
ning backs coach.
 FRESNO STATE Announced soph-
omore WR Davante Adams will enter the
NFL draft.
 MARQUETTE Announced freshman
G Duane Wilson will redshirt this season
because of a left leg injury.
 NEBRASKA Suspended LB Jared Afala-
va,WR Richard VWynne and WR Ishmail Jack-
son for the Gator Bowl forviolating team rules.
 NOTRE DAME Announced sopho-
more basketball G-F Cam Biedscheid plans
to transfer.
 OREGON Announced the retirement
of defensive coordinator NickAliotti follow-
ing the Alamo Bowl.
 ST. NORBERT Named Steve
Opgenorth football coach.

Hockey
 NHL
 EASTERN CONFERENCE
 Atlantic Division
 GP W LOTPts GF GA
Boston 38 26 10 2 54 111 77
LIGHTNING 372311 3 49106 87
Montreal 38 22 13 3 47 96 84
Detroit 39 17 13 9 43 99 108
Toronto 40 19 16 5 43 110 116
Ottawa 40 15 18 7 37 111 131
PANTHERS 38 1419 5 33 88 123
Buffalo 38 10 24 4 24 69 109
 Metropolitan Division
 GP W LOTPts GF GA
Pittsburgh 40 28 11 1 57 125 91
Washington 38 20 14 4 44 120 114
Philadelphia 37 17 16 4 38 93 104
Columbus 38 17 17 4 38 103 107
N.Y.Rangers 39 18 19 2 38 90 105
NewJersey 39 15 16 8 38 93 101
Carolina 38 14 15 9 37 89 109
N.Y. Islanders 38 11 20 7 29 96 129
 WESTERN CONFERENCE
 Central Division
 GP W LOTPts GF GA
Chicago 40 27 7 6 60 152 109
St.Louis 36 24 7 5 53 128 85
Colorado 37 23 11 3 49 108 95
Minnesota 40 20 15 5 45 92 102
Dallas 36 18 12 6 42 106 107
Winnipeg 40 17 18 5 39 109 120
Nashville 37 16 17 4 36 85 109
 Pacific Division
 GP W LOTPts GF GA
Anaheim 39 27 7 5 59 127 98
LosAngeles 38 25 9 4 54106 76
San Jose 37 23 8 6 52 121 94
Vancouver 39 22 11 6 50 106 93
Phoenix 36 19 10 7 45 111 110
Calgary 37 14 17 6 34 95 118
Edmonton 39 12 24 3 27 101 135
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for
overtime loss.

 Friday's results
Columbus 2, NewJersey 1, SO
Toronto 4, Buffalo 3, SO
Boston 5, Ottawa 0
Washington 3, N.Y. Rangers 2
Pittsburgh 4, Carolina 3, OT
Chicago 7, Colorado 2
Winnipeg 6, Minnesota 4
Nashville at Dallas, late
Edmonton at Calgary, late
San Jose at Phoenix, late
 Today's games
Boston at Ottawa, 7 p.m.
Montreal at LIGHTNING, 7 p.m.
Detroit at PANTHERS, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at N.Y Islanders, 7 p.m.
Chicago at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Los Angeles at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Phoenix at Anaheim, 8 p.m.
Philadelphia at Edmonton, 10 p.m.
 Sunday's games
Washington at Buffalo, 5 p.m.
Montreal at PANTHERS, 5 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Columbus, 6 p.m.
St. Louis at Dallas, 6 p.m.
Carolina atToronto, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at LIGHTNING, 7 p.m.
Vancouver at Calgary, 7:30 p.m.
N.Y Islanders at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Winnipeg at Colorado, 8 p.m.
Anaheim at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

 ECHL
 Friday's results
Gwinnett4,Wheeling 1
South Carolina 3, Greenville 2
Kalamazoo 4, Reading 1
Fort Wayne 3,Toledo 1
Cincinnati 7, Evansville 6,OT
Utah at Colorado, late
Idaho at LasVegas, late
Stockton at San Francisco, late
Ontario at Alaska, late
 Today's games
Wheeling at South Carolina, 7 p.m.
Elmira at Greenville, 7 p.m.
Florida at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Kalamazoo at Reading, 7:05 p.m.
Cincinnati at Toledo, 7:15 p.m.
Fort Wayneat Evansville,8:15 p.m.
Colorado at Utah, 9:05 p.m.
Idaho at LasVegas, 10:05 p.m.
San Francisco at Stockton, 10:30 p.m.
Ontario at Alaska, 11:15 p.m.

 WORLD JUNIORS
 at Malmo, Sweden
 Thursday's results
Canada 7,Germany 2
Russia 11, Norway 0
United States 5, Czech Republic 1
Sweden 5, Switzerland 1
 Friday's results
 Slovakia 9, Germany 2
 Finland 5, Norway 1
 Today's games
 United States vs. Slovakia, 7:30 a.m.
 Sweden vs. Finland, 9 a.m.
 Canada vs. Czech Republic, 11:30 a.m.
 Russia vs. Switzerland, 1 p.m.


 College basketball


 S FRIDAY'S MEN'S RESULTS
 SOUTH
Mercer 98, St. Andrews 56
North Carolina 75, N. Kentucky 60
 EAST
Montclair St. 104,Vaughn 61
Seton Hall 90, Lafayette 58
 MIDWEST
Oakland 87, Defiance 66
Ohio St. 71, Louisiana-Monroe 3
 SOUTHWEST
No scores reported
 WEST
No scores reported